Electrical control system.



PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908.

H. '1). JAMES. ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3.1905.

WITNESSES:

/liwm MGOM ATTORN HENRY o.-.JAMEs,= or .P'i stm; PetasytviNiriissietetr6 iii,EsrifricnonesELECTRIC? i & MANUFACTURING; VYCOM'IJANY, A CORPORATION or {PENNsYL'vaivr 'nLfEc'rnIoAL con'rnonsvs'rnmr To allwhom it may concern: L

. Be-it known that I.,=HENRY citizen of the United States, and'aresident of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and .State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful-1m rovementin Electrical Control Systems, 0 which the following is a s pe ci-' fication. i i

My invention relates to systemso'r' control for electric motors, and particularly to suchsystems as embody reversing switches and circuit-breakers. The obj-ect'of my invention is to provide means for preventing closing of the circuit-- breaker when the. reversing switch is thrown from'its forward to its-reverse-position or V106 versa, unless the counter "electromotivef force generated by the motor is less'than predetermined amount.

The sin le figure of the accompanying:

drawingil ustrates a system embodying-my invention, I f I The system comprises electric motors 1 2, a reversing switch .3, a circuit-breakefifi, an overload relay device. 5; a regulating ,gra

sistance 6, switches 7for"shunting'or;cutti ng out sections of theregulatingresistancetfi, and a master switch 8 that governs the .oper; ation of the reversing switch; 3 and oii'the The. reversing switch.3 is normally main: tained in open-circuitposition by-meaiisoi springs 9 and 10 and is o erated bymeans of m et windings 11' an .12, onezterminalofz eac of which is connected to .one'terminal of any suitablesourcevof energy, such;as a gem erator 13,- the remaining. terminalspbemg connected to contact-fingers '14: 15 5 1 5 master switch 8..

jThe circuit-breaker 4"comprises -a. switch member 16 that is adapted to engagejcontact ter'minals 17 ands18 whenin its-open position and contact terminals 19 and 20 when it is closed. The circuit-breaker is provided with an operating magnet winding 21, the terminals of which are connected-to contact fingers '22 and 23, which are adapted to be en aged by conductin se ments 24,

25, 2 6 and 27 that are carried: y t e movable member of the reversing switch3. Other conducting segments 28and'29 which are also .car- 'ried by the movable member of the reversing switch are adapted to en age stationary contact fingers 30 and 31 tl iat are respectively connected to the generator 13 of the'syst'em for the circuit-breaker 4 an series ,with a resistance 35 between contact i ie'os and to contact finger '32; of the masterswiteh- D. Janus, a".

8! Thejswitchin'g device .just describedis provided 'for the purpose'of-ins'uring -de-" magnetization of the core 33, which is op'eratedby the magnet winding 21 when the re;

versing switch is thrownfrom forward to I reverse position or vice versa. A second magnet-winding terminal 18 and terminals of field magnet a is provided is connected in If the reversing-switch isj movedquickly' from one closed-circuit positionfto' the other, I

,the3 circ'uit-breaker 4o ens; terminal pieces 17 and 18 are electrica yconnec'ted and the motors ,Qare'i converted into generators which so pl; energy to the-winding 34 and notes overpowered: that-exerted by'the Winding ntjth' master switch is moved to po sition'a, 'azcircuitfis establishedfr'omone ter- I minaitnheg t u Operating 'magnetvj-windmg 12; of the reversing switch 3, contact-finger 1 5 'conductingsegments'88, 39 and 40-, i contact I finger 41; overload relay said switch, to the other terminal ofthegen orator-i. The reversing switch is then thrown so-thatthe:conducting segments on lines engage the corresponding contact .switch btloperatingmagnetwinding42 0f the fingers. A circuitis then establishedrfrom one terminal ofthe enerator 13 through" contact finger 30, .con ucting' jsegment 24; "cone tact finger 22,;operating magnetywindingm,

contact finger 1 23,,conjduct1r'1g segment 25,

' contact-fingers 31,3and '32,;conducting segments 39 and 40 contact' finger 41 ,;overload ma' then be closed ifthe motors are at-rest;

an energy will-thenjgbe' supplied to i the: mo tors through all of the regulating resistance 6.

' I If the master switch 8 is moved to the-position b; operating magnet winding 44 of switch 45 1s energized,sand the master I switch ismoved throughthe succedin'g ositions from b to g, inclusive, circuits Wil be established through the remaining operating magnet wimlings 46, 47, etc. 'lhe switch 45 will not be closed until the counter electr0-. motive force generated by the motors exceeds a predetermined amount; that is,untiling 46 until the drop in-the electromotive' force over section 50 of the regulating re'sistance 6 falls below a predetermined'amount.

'a', the reversing switch magnet 11 w' be energized and the movable member of the switch will be actuated to cause the conduct, ing segments on lines to engage-the respective fingers and there y reverse the circuits of the motorsl and 2, as will be understood without specificall pointin out the circuitsand connections t us estab ished-.- Further' movement of the master switch to positions I), c, (1, etc., willeffect control of the motors by meansof the switches 45, 49,'etc., and the other elements of the system in'the manner already described, the only change being in the direction of rotation of the motors.

-Since the operation of the switches for shunting the sections of the regulating resistance forms .no part of my present invention, I V

apredetermined amount, the operating mag to describe their operanet winding 42 of theswitch5 is energized sufficiently to open the switch and insert resistance 5'1 inseries withthe operating ma net windings 44, 4 6, 47, etc. thereby ret'ar ing or preventing operation of the switches 45, 49', etc.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination withcneor" more electric motors, a reversing switch, anda circuitbrealrer, of means for preyenting closing of the circuit-breaker while the electromotive force generated by the motor or motors'exceeds a predetermined amount, and means operated by the circuit-breaker for'connecting the motor or motors in a closed circuit while the circuit-breaker is open.-

2. The combination with one or more electric motors, a reversing switch, and a circuitbreaker, of means for retaining the circuitbreaker in open position after the reversing switch has been moved from one closed-circuit position to another and-while the electromotive force generated by'the motor or motors exceeds a predetermined amount, and means operated by the circult-breaker for connecting the motor or motors in a closed clreuit while the c1rcu1t-breaker is open.

v 3,. The combination with one'or more electrio motors, andareversing switch, of'a circult-breaker, having an operating magnet winding the clrcuit connections of which are breaker is open. 4. Thecombmationwith one or more electric motors, .and areversing switch, of a circuitbreaker,' having an operating magnet winding the circuit connections of which are overned by the reversing switch, and a reversing switch has been movedfr'om one closed-circuit position to another and while the electromo'tive force exceeds-Ya redeteri 5 The combination withone or more elec t'ric motors, a reversing switch, and a circuitbreaker, of'an o era ting magnet winding for the. circuit-brea er the circuit connections of which are governed by the reversing switch, a holding magnet w nding for retain? ing the circuit breaker in open position after the reversing switch-has been moved from one closed-c rcuit position to another and while the electromotlve force exceedsa re- :governed by the reversing switch, and a olding magnet windin thecircuit of which may beestablishedon y when the circuit- If the master switch bemoved to osition A i olding ma net windin'g forretaining-tlie circuit-brea er inopen position after the determined amountj,.and means operate by the circuit breaker for connecting the motor Or-motors in a closed circuit while the circuitbreaker is open.

6. The combination with one or more electric motors, a reversing switch, and a circuitbreaker, of means for preventing closing of the circuit-breaker after the reversing switch has been 'moved from one closed-circuit position to-another and while the electromotlve force generated by the motor or motors ex- HENRY D. JAMES.

Witnesses:

Or'ro S. Sonamnn, BIRNEY Hnvns. 

